In a blog post on fwplw.co.nz Fonterra national milk supply manager Steve Murphy understands that up to 60% of land to be irrigated by the Ruataniwha dam will be converted to dairying (Hopes dam will lead to more dairying). He then goes on to admit that the processing of the milk will be done in Pahiatua. I wonder if Andrew Newman could explain to your readers how exporting milk to be processed in Pahiatua is going to improve job prospects in Waipukurau?